Farooq
#14,948 most common boys' name of all time · #38,739 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1978–2025
Rank among boys
#14,948
Rank overall
#38,739 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
19 of 146
All-time
112
Since 2016
50
Peak year
2021 #9,097
Best rank
#5,661 1985
Girls
Boys
peak 8/yr
Farooq first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,036 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,729 |
| 2022 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,242 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,097 |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,540 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,666 |
| 2017 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,022 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,134 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,085 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,835 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,137 |
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,041 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,836 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,828 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,974 |
| 1985 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,661 |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,097 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,066 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,650 |